"Hey, did you hear? Yesterday, the Young Sect Master of the Yun Lan Sect personally ca to the Xiao Clan to annul the engagent. It seems he even set so kind of three-year agreent..."
"I just heard about it. With sothing like this happening, I really want to see how Xiao Zhan and his son can still show their faces in public." After saying this, the person chuckled, his face full of schadenfreude.
"Exactly. If it were , I'd just kill myself on the spot to avoid disgracing my clan."
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At the gates of Wu Tan City, Lin Feng saw this scene and thought to himself, So, Yun Lan Sect ca to break the engagent yesterday? What a pity—I was working all day and missed the legendary engagent annulnt scene.
But looking at it this way, Yao Lao should be showing up soon, right?
On his way back to the city and toward the trading company, Lin Feng overheard countless people mocking Xiao Yan for his broken engagent. He couldn't help but shake his head.
Judging from this situation, it was almost certain that the Jia Lie Clan and the Ao Ba Clan were fanning the flas, using this event to thoroughly disgust the Xiao Clan.
However, the fact that Xiao Yan was being mocked by so many people was also largely his own doing.
Back when Xiao Yan still had his talent, he had relied on the powerful protectors provided by Xiao Zhan—a Da Dou Shi and several Dou Zhe-level experts—to run amok in Wu Tan City, offending quite a few people.
Lin Feng had also once wanted to befriend Xiao Yan, who was the sa age as him. His plan was to stay close, and once Xiao Yan's strength declined over the next three years, he could occasionally offer him so words of encouragent.
That way, when Xiao Yan eventually rose to prominence, there would surely be benefits in it for him.
Unfortunately, at that ti, Xiao Yan's talent had already been widely publicized by the Xiao Clan.
Moreover, as the son of Xiao Zhan, the patriach, soone of Lin Feng's status had no chance of even speaking to the genius of Wu Tan City.
"Annulnt? Vacuum Hand?"
Lin Feng suddenly rembered that in the original story, the day after Xiao Yan's engagent was annulled, he stumbled upon a Low-Grade Black Class Dou Technique in the Xiao Clan's marketplace—Vacuum Hand.
Thinking of this, Lin Feng's eyes lit up. This was his best opportunity to acquire a Black Class Dou Technique, and he had to seize it.
Without hesitation, he turned and ran straight toward the Xiao Clan marketplace.
Upon arriving, he walked past several stalls before finally spotting the black iron piece at a small stand tucked in a corner.
"Finally found it."
Lin Feng gazed at the black iron piece on the stall, sensing a faint, obscure soul fluctuation within it. He breathed a sigh of relief.
The iron piece was quite old, covered in rust and speckled with dried yellow mud, making it look like it had just been dug out of the ground.
But Lin Feng knew that inside it was a Low-Grade Black Class Dou Technique.
Dou Techniques, as the na suggests, allow one to manipulate Dou Qi in unique ways by channeling it through specific ridians, greatly amplifying its power.
Of course, like cultivation techniques, Dou Techniques were divided into ranks.
However, compared to cultivation techniques of the sa rank, Dou Techniques were generally less valuable.
Lin Feng steadied his mind. The rchants here were all cunning. The mont they saw soone showing interest in an item, they would imdiately raise the price. He didn't want to be taken for a fool—especially since he didn't have much money.
Instead of touching the expensive magic cores worth several hundred gold coins, Lin Feng casually picked up a few random old trinkets, pretending to browse.
When he saw a crystal ball for testing Dou Qi attributes, he suddenly rembered that he had never tested his own Dou Qi attribute before.
So, he casually picked one up and smiled at the shifty-looking rcenary behind the stall. "Boss, how much is this?"
"Ten gold coins." The man glanced at the item in Lin Feng's hand and then at his plain clothing, concluding that he wasn't wealthy. He quoted a fair price.
"Can you lower it a bit?"
The man waved his hand impatiently. "No. Attribute-testing crystal balls are the sa price everywhere in the marketplace. If you think it's expensive, go mine one yourself and polish it into shape."
"Alright." Lin Feng pretended to be disappointed and began digging through his belongings. After gathering ten gold coins, he handed them over.
The stall owner checked the amount, then casually waved his hand, signaling Lin Feng to leave.
Lin Feng took a deep breath to suppress his excitent. Then, as if it was an afterthought, he picked up the black iron piece and said casually, "My table at ho is a little wobbly. Can I use this as a support?"
"Alright, get lost. Don't block my business here."
The man glanced at the item in Lin Feng's hand and saw that it was just a worn-out iron fragnt he had randomly picked up in the Magical Beast Mountain Range. Feeling impatient, he waved Lin Feng away and pushed him aside.
Lin Feng didn't mind. He thanked the man, took the item, and prepared to leave the Xiao Clan Market.
"Excuse , are you selling that black iron fragnt?"
Just as he rounded a corner, a black-clothed youth of about the sa age as Lin Feng swiftly blocked his path, pointing at the black iron fragnt Lin Feng had just been about to tuck into his collar.
"Hmm?" Lin Feng looked up and imdiately recognized the young man—it was Xiao Yan.
After a brief mont of surprise, he quickly guessed that it was likely Yao Lao who had sensed sothing inside the black iron fragnt.
However, when his gaze shifted to the young woman beside Xiao Yan, a hint of astonishnt flashed in his eyes.
The girl had a cold and indifferent deanor, as pristine as a freshly blood lotus. Despite her young age, she already exuded a refined, otherworldly aura. Her graceful figure displayed alluring curves, making it hard to imagine how breathtakingly beautiful she would beco when she grew up.
Lin Feng thought to himself, Is this Xiao Xun'er? She's indeed quite pretty. But unfortunately, trying to build a relationship with her now is basically impossible.
He quickly snapped out of his thoughts and said to Xiao Yan, "Not selling."
Xiao Yan glanced at Lin Feng's clothing and then, feigning casualness, said, "My family's table happens to be a little uneven, and I need sothing to prop it up. That iron fragnt in your hand looks just right. How about this? I'll give you five gold coins for it. What do you think?"
Hearing the familiar words, Lin Feng's lips twitched. With acting skills like that, if I hadn't read the original novel, I might have actually been fooled. He imdiately responded, "Not interested. Not selling!"
Could he also know the secret of this black iron fragnt? Xiao Yan wondered upon hearing Lin Feng's refusal.
But then he recalled what Yao Lao had just told him—that this iron fragnt contained at least an Black Class Dou Technique. The highest-grade technique in the Xiao Clan was only at the sa level, which made it incredibly valuable.
Moreover, at this point in ti, Xiao Yan had yet to witness the vast and boundless world beyond, and his vision was still limited. The temptation of an Black Class Dou Technique was simply irresistible.
Besides, the young man before him was just a teenage boy dressed plainly, showing no signs of having any notable background.
With this in mind, Xiao Yan cleared his throat and introduced himself, "Let introduce myself. I am Xiao Yan, son of Xiao Zhan, a Five-Star Da Dou Shi and the head of the Xiao Clan. I am also the third young master of the Xiao Clan."
Then, his tone changed, "Recently, Wu Tan City has been rather chaotic. If soone were to go missing, it wouldn't be that surprising. You might want to reconsider your decision."
Yao Lao, observing the situation from within the storage ring, did not intervene. After all, survival of the fittest was the fundantal principle of the Dou Qi Continent.
Such occurrences were all too common in this world. Besides, Lin Feng was rely a weakling with ten stages of Dou Qi and was not in any real danger.
Faced with this blatant threat, Lin Feng felt a surge of anger but suppressed it, knowing his own weakness. He then said, "Since the third young master wants to buy it, I originally paid ten thousand gold coins for it, so I'll sell it to you at cost. How about that?"
"Ten thousand gold coins? Heh, do you take for a fool?" Xiao Yan sneered.
When he was searching for a wood-elental first-rank Magic Core earlier, Yao Lao had alerted him to the iron fragnt. However, due to the distance and the noise of the market, he hadn't clearly heard Lin Feng's conversation with the vendor. But judging by Lin Feng's attire, there was no way he could afford ten thousand gold coins. Clearly, Lin Feng was treating him like an easy mark.
Lin Feng suppressed his fury and asked, "Then what do you want?"
"Here's a hundred gold coins. Give the iron fragnt."
Upon hearing this, Lin Feng had an overwhelming urge to punch Xiao Yan. An Low-Grade Black Class Dou Technique is worth at least tens of thousands of gold coins, yet this guy wants to forcefully buy it for just a hundred? This is outright bullying!
But at this mont, Xiao Yan had the upper hand. Lin Feng was powerless to resist, so he could only grit his teeth, accept the coins, and hand over the iron fragnt, leaving with frustration.
At this mont, he had never yearned for strength as much as he did now!
Inside the storage ring, Yao Lao watched Lin Feng leave and sighed, "To be able to quickly assess his situation and willingly give up sothing already in his possession, this boy is not simple."
Back at the cave where he planned to break through to Dou Zhe, Lin Feng was still fuming. He clenched his fists and muttered angrily, "Xiao Yan, you better watch out. If I ever get the chance, I'll make sure to get my revenge!"
After calming down, Lin Feng retrieved the crystal ball he had bought earlier, gripped it tightly, and infused it with Dou Qi.
The mont his Dou Qi entered the crystal ball, a blazing red glow erupted from within, illuminating the grayish-white stone walls of the cave in a fiery hue.
"Fire attribute? Well, that's not bad."
Seeing the intense red glow, Lin Feng prepared to put the crystal ball away. But just then, he noticed a faint trace of green light flickering within the fiery glow.
Staring at that streak of green, Lin Feng couldn't help but blurt out, "Fire and wood attributes?!"
His expression imdiately turned ecstatic.
With both fire and wood attributes, coupled with the powerful soul perception he gained from transmigrating, this ant he had the talent to beco an alchemist!
Alchemists, as the na suggests, were able to refine various miraculous pills using a cauldron.
If a faction had a skilled alchemist, they could rapidly enhance their disciples' strength, heal injuries, and continuously attract powerful experts to their ranks, significantly bolstering their influence.
For this reason, every alchemist was soone that all forces sought to win over and curry favor with.
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